Showing posts with label World GK. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World GK. Show all posts

Monday, 11 March 2024

Deserts of the World

 


Deserts of the World


Biggest desert lake of the world: 
Lake Turkana

Sahara desert is located in: 
North Africa

The online fertile desert of the world: 
Tharparkar

Ogaden desert is located in: 
Africa

Coldest desert of the world: 
Antarctica

Person who is called "Desert Fox": 
Erwin Rommel

Katpana desert is located in: 
Sakardu Pakistan

Continent which has no desert: 
Europe

Taklamakan desert is located in: 
China

The painted desert is in: 
Arizona (US State)

Dasht-e-Lut desert is located in: 
Iran

Gobi desert is located in: 
China & Mongolia

Sea which is reffered as an oceanic desert: 
Sargasso sea

Driest desert in the world: 
Atacama desert

Hottest desert in the world: 
Sahara desert

Largest desert in the world: 
Sahara desert

Area of desert where sufficient water for plants is available is known as: 
Oasis

Atkama desert is located in: 
Chile, South America


Saturday, 2 March 2024

Important Mountains of the World

Important Mountains of the World


Highest Mountain of the world is:

Mount Everest, Himalayan Mountains, Nepal

 

Height of Mount Everest is in:

8,850 meters (29,035 feet)

 

2nd highest mountain in the world is:

Mount Godwin-Austen  (K2), Karakoram Mountain Range, Pakistan

 

Height of K2 is:

8,611 m (28,251 feet),

 

Where is Mount Olympus?

Greece.

 

Where are Margalla Hills?

Islamabad, Pakistan

 

Which mountain range separate Asia from Europe?  

Ural Mountains

 

Oldest rocks of the world is:

Bedrock in northeastern Canada

 

The oldest mountain range on earth is:

Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains of South Africa and into the Kingdom of Eswatin

 

Youngest mountain system of the world:

Himaliyas.

 

Where are Andes Mountains?

South America.

 

World’s longest mountain range is:

The Andes

 

Ring of Fire volcanoes are in:

From the southern tip of South America, up along the coast of North America, across the Bering Strait, down through Japan, and into New Zealand.

 

Europe’s largest mountain system is:

The Alps

 

Atlas Mountains are in:

Morocco, North Africa.

 

Which is the greatest mountain range in the world?

The Himalaya mountain range (Asia)

 

Which is the largest single rock in the world?

Uluru or Ayers Rock

 

Mauna kea volcano is in:

North-Nentral Hawaii island, Hawaii, U.S.

 

Where is “Black Forest” is a mountain?

Southwest Germany.

 

The largest mountain system of North America is:

Rocky Mountains

 

Where is  Koh-i-Sultan?

 Baluchistan, Pakistan.

 

Which is the highest mountain system in the world?

Himalayas.

 

Safed Koh is mountain range in:

Pakistan-Afghanistan border

 

Nanga Parbat known as Killer Mountain is in:

Himalaya range, Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan.

 

Where is Broad Peak?

Karakoram range, Baltistan situated on the border of Pakistan and China.

 

Tirich Mir is in:

Hindu Kush Mountain Range, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

 

Prince Charles is mountain range is in:

Antarctica.

 

Glasshouse Mountains are in:

Queensland Australia

 

Zardak is the highest peak of:

Kirthar range.


Where are Blue Mountains?

 New South Wales, Australia.

 

Where is Mount Ararat?

Turkey

Tuesday, 27 February 2024

NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization



Headquarters of NATO is Brussels, Belgium

There are 30 members NATO. 

There were 12 founding members in 1949:

Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, United Kingdom, United States,

The other member countries are:

Greece (1952), Turkey (1952),  Germany (1955), Spain (1982), Czech Republic (1999), Hungary (1999), Poland (1999), Bulgaria (2004), Estonia (2004), Latvia (2004), Lithuania (2004), Romania (2004), Slovakia (2004), Slovenia (2004), Albania (2009), Croatia (2009), Montenegro (2017), North Macedonia (2020)


Monday, 26 February 2024

Countries, Capitals and Currencies

Check the following  Country, Capital and Currency, Respectively



Afghanistan Kabul Afghan afghani

Albania Tirana Albanian lek

Algeria Algiers Algerian dinar

Angola Luanda Angolan kwanza

Argentina Buenos Aires Argentine peso

Armenia Yerevan Armenian dram

Australia Canberra Australian dollar

Austria Vienna Euro

The Bahamas   Nassau Bahamian Dollar

Bahrain Manama Bahraini dinar

Bangladesh Dhaka Bangladeshi taka

Barbados   Bridgetown Barbadian dollar

Belarus Minsk Belarusian ruble

Belgium Brussels Euro

Benin Porto-Novo West African CFA franc

Bhutan Thimpu Bhutanese ngultrum

Bolivia La Paz Bolivian boliviano

Botswana Gaborone Botswana pula

Brazil Brasilia Brazilian real

Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei dollar / Singapore dollar

Bulgaria Sofia Bulgarian lev

Burkina Faso  Ouagadougou West African CFA franc

Burundi Bujumbura Burundian franc

Cambodia Phnom Penh Cambodian riel / United States dollar

Cameroon Yaoundé Central African CFA franc

Canada Ottawa Canadian dollar

Central African Republic Bangui Central African CFA franc

Chad N'Djamena Central African CFA franc

Chile Santiago Chilean peso

China Beijing Chinese yuan

Colombia Bogotá Colombian peso

Comoros Moroni Comorian franc

Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa         Congolese franc

Republic of the Congo Brazzaville Central African CFA franc

Costa Rica San José Costa Rican colón

Croatia Zagreb Croatian kuna

Cuba Havana Peso

Cyprus Nicosia Euro

Czech Republic Prague Czech koruna

Denmark Copenhagen Danish krone

Djibouti Djibouti Djiboutian franc

Dominica Roseau East Caribbean dollar

East Timor Díli     United States dollar

El Salvador San Salvador United States dollar

Estonia Tallinn Euro

Ethiopia Addis Ababa Ethiopian birr

Fiji Suva Fijian dollar

Finland Helsinki Euro

France Paris Euro

Gambia Banjul Gambian dalasi

Georgia Tbilisi Georgian lari

Germany Berlin Euro

Ghana Accra Ghanaian cedi

Greece Athens Euro

Grenada Nuuk East Caribbean dollar

Guatemala Guatemala City Guatemalan quetzal

Guinea Conakry Guinean franc

Guyana Georgetown Guyanese dollar

Haiti Port-au-Prince      Haitian gourde

Hungary Budapest  Hungarian forint

Iceland Reykjavík Icelandic króna

India New Delhi Indian rupee

Indonesia Jakarta Indonesian rupiah

Iran Tehran Iranian rial

Iraq Baghdad Iraqi dinar

Ireland Dublin Euro

Israel Jerusalem Israeli new shekel

Italy     Rome Euro

Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar

Japan Tokyo Japanese yen

Jordan Amman British pound / Jersey pound

Kazakhstan Astana Kazakhstani tenge

Kenya Nairobi Kenyan shilling

Kiribati Tarawa Australian dollar

North Korea, P'yŏngyang North Korean won

South Korea Seoul South Korean won

Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti dinar

Laos Vientiane     Lao kip

Latvia Riga Euro

Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound

Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar

Libya Tripoli Libyan dinar

Lithuania Vilnius Euro

Luxembourg Luxembourg Euro

Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy ariary

Malawi Lilongwe      Malawian kwacha

Malaysia    Kuala Lumpur   Malaysian ringgit

Maldives   Malé Maldivian rufiyaa

Mali Bamako West African CFA franc

Malta Valletta Euro

Mauritania Nouakchott Mauritanian ouguiya

Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian rupee

Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso

Micronesia Palikir Micronesian dollar

Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mongolian tögrög

Montenegro Podgorica Euro

Morocco     Rabat   Moroccan dirham

Mozambique Maputo Mozambican metical

Myanmar Naypyidaw Burmese kyat

Namibia Windhoek Namibian dollar

Nauru Yaren Australian dollar

Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese rupee

Netherlands Amsterdam Euro

New Zealand Wellington New Zealand dollar

Niger Niamey West African CFA franc

Nigeria Abuja Nigerian naira

Norway Oslo Norwegian krone

Oman Muscat Omani rial

Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani rupee

Palestine  East Jerusalem Israeli new shekel

Panama Panama City Panamanian balboa

Paraguay Asunción Paraguayan guaraní

Philippines Manila Philippine peso

Poland Warsaw Polish złoty

Portugal Lisbon Euro

Qatar Doha Qatari riyal

Romania Bucharest Romanian leu

Russia Moscow Russian ruble

Rwanda Kigali Rwandan franc

Saudi Arabia Riyadh Saudi riyal

Senegal Dakar West African CFA franc

Serbia Belgrade Serbian dinar

Seychelles Victoria Seychellois rupee

Sierra Leone Freetown Sierra Leonean leone

Singapore Singapore Brunei dollar / Singapore dollar

Slovakia   Bratislava Euro

Slovenia   Ljubljana   Euro

Somalia Mogadishu Somali shilling

South Africa Pretoria South African rand

South Sudan Juba South      Sudanese pound

Spain Madrid Euro

Sri Lanka Colombo Sri Lankan rupee

Sudan Khartoum Sudanese pound

Suriname Paramaribo Surinamese dollar

Sweden Stockholm Swedish krona

Switzerland Bern Swiss franc

Syria Damascus Syrian pound

Tajikistan Taipei Tajikistani somoni

Tanzania    Dushanbe Tanzanian shilling

Thailand Bangkok Thai baht

Tonga Nukuʻalofa Tongan paʻanga

Tunisia Tunis Tunisian dinar

Turkey Ankara Turkish lira

Turkmenistan Ashgabat Turkmenistan manat

Uganda Kampala Ugandan shilling

Ukraine Kiev Ukrainian hryvnia

United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi  Dirham

United Kingdom London British pound

United States Washington, D.C. United States dollar

Uruguay Montevideo Uruguayan peso

Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani soʻm

Vanuatu Port Vila Vanuatu vatu

Vatican City Vatican City Euro

Venezuela Caracas Venezuelan bolívar

Vietnam Hanoi Vietnamese đồng

Yemen Sana'a Yemeni rial

Zambia Lusaka Zambian kwacha

Zimbabwe Harare United States Dollar, Euro, South African rand, Pound sterling, Australian  dollar, Indian rupee, Renminbi, Botswana pula


Sunday, 25 February 2024

Important Sea Ports of the World

Important Sea Ports of the World



Seaport and Respective Country

Abadan:

Iran


Alexandria:        

Egypt

 

Antwerp:

Belgium


Aqaba:

Jordan

 

Bandar Bushehr:         

Iran

 

Bristol:

UK

 

Cardiff:

UK

 

Plymouth:

UK

 

Le Harve:

France

 

Marseilles:

France

 

New Orleans:

USA

 

Penang:

Malaysia

 

Chalna:

Bangladesh

 

Dammam:

Arabia

 

Glasgow:

UK

 

Hambrug:

Germany

 

Hochi Minh:

Vietnam

 

Honolulu:

USA

 Latakia:

Syria

 

Phildelphia:

USA

 

Port Said:

Egypt

 

Rio-de-Janeiro:

Brazil

 

Rotterdam:

Netherlands


Tartous:

Syria

 

Valparaiso:

Chile

 

Yokohama:

Japan

 

Zadar:

Croatia

 

Pondicherry:

India

 

Port Hercourt:

Nigeria

 

Darwin:

Australia

 

Haifa:

Israel

 

Seattle:

USA

 

Dickson:

Malaysia



Countries of Asia

 Countries of Asia

South Asia

Pakistan

India

Bangladesh

Iran

Afghanistan

Nepal

Sri Lanka

Bhutan

Maldives


Central Asia

Uzbekistan

Kazakhstan

Tajikistan

Kyrgyzstan

Turkmenistan

 

Eastern Asia

China

Japan

South Korea

North Korea

Mongolia


Western Asia

Turkey

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

Yemen

Syria

Jordan

Azerbaijan

United Arab Emirates

Israel

Lebanon

Oman

State of Palestine

Kuwait

Georgia

Armenia

Qatar

Bahrain

Cyprus

South-Eastern Asia

Indonesia

Philippines

Vietnam

Thailand

Myanmar

Malaysia

Cambodia

Laos

Singapore

Timor-Leste

Brunei


CEOs and Founder of IT Companies

  CEOs and Founders of IT Companies  Amazon CEO: Andy Jassy Founder: Jeff Bezos   Google CEO: Sundar Pichai Founders: Larry Page...